"Government remains committed to ensuring transparency, in-country value addition and beneficiation, compliance, and accountability in the exportation of Zimbabwe's mineral resources. The export ban on lithium concentrates had originally been scheduled to come into effect in January 2027, a deadline the government hoped would push mining companies to begin processing and refining the mineral locally."
"The ministry said it would realign export processes due to concern about continued malpractices during the exportation of minerals. This review is part of a broader effort to curb leakages and enhance efficiency within our systems. Zimbabwe holds Africa's largest lithium reserves, exporting 1.128 million metric tonnes of lithium-bearing spodumene concentrate in the year ended December 2025, up 11 percent from the year before."
Zimbabwe has implemented an immediate suspension of all raw mineral and lithium concentrate exports, including materials already in transit, effective until further notice. Minister Polite Kambamura announced the ban to ensure transparency, in-country value addition, and accountability in mineral resource exportation. The original lithium concentrate export ban was scheduled for January 2027, intended to incentivize local processing. The government cited concerns about continued malpractices and leakages during mineral exportation as reasons for accelerating the ban. Zimbabwe possesses Africa's largest lithium reserves, having exported 1.128 million metric tonnes of lithium-bearing spodumene concentrate in 2025, primarily to China for battery-grade material processing. The government seeks greater benefits from global clean energy transitions by increasing domestic mineral processing.
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